Microchip my cat?

[torpid]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: DrPizza
They do NOT cause cancer. You think that people with 1000's or 10's of 1000's of dollars invested in animals are going to be happy with a 10% cancer rate? They operate at radio frequencies, and the chips that are placed under the animal's skin are passive - they don't have their own power source. There are no carcinogenic materials in contact with the animal's flesh either. You can get some more info here:
http://usanimalid.com/microchip.htm
Hopefully I'll be purchasing my own scanner this year & we will begin chipping all our animals.

While I agree that they don't cause cancer, I'm not sure about the reasoning above. Rabies vaccines are known to have a higher incidence of cancer at the injection site that one might expect and would seem to disprove the reasoning above if you substitute rabies vaccine with microchip. Some newer vaccines don't seem to have this problem, but for a while there it was definitely the case, and that's why they inject in a leg now instead of the upper torso as they did in the past.

This, I didn't know. As we often have bats in the barn (and bats, for the most part, are quite beneficial), I've been considering vaccinating the herd against rabies, just to be on the safe side. I'll have to look into what the relative risks actually are. Plus, I have to look at whether it's legal or not to administer the rabies vaccination to my own animals. I know I can't have it shipped into NY, and the vaccination isn't recognized by the state if done by other than a veterinarian. But, most of my animals aren't required to be vaccinated. It would just be for peace of mind.

Apparently it's also true of some other vaccines. http://www.avma.org/vafstf/

That link doesn't mention some of the newer vaccine types (that I saw) but I've seen some articles indicating that the adjuvants are the primary reason for the sarcomas, and vaccines are now being made without them in some cases.

My vet is part of a large conglomerate which found that the issue seems to occur more often when administering the final serum in a large bottle. Once they switched to smaller bottles, incidence went down. Not necessarily scientific but worth noting possibly.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

However, if you do have the microchip implanted, please overclock and post results.

My cat is liquid-cooled with 4GB of RAM. He's also got a Terminator eye. JOHN CONNER.

 

[akshatp]

Well, she is an indoor cat, but when we go on vacation we leave her with my sister. I know we will never let her get out, but I cant say the same about anyone else I may leave her with. I think for $35 its worth it as long as there are no health implications.

ANd Ive already had her vaccinated against rabies, did the distemper shot and checked for feline Leukemia.

 

[Kelemvor]

If you le tyour cat roam around outside. then get the chi pso if it runs away you can maybe get it back. Otherwise there's really no point.

And I don't see how a microchip can cause cancer...

 

[liluqt]

I vote for the chip.

Every night while driving home, I swear I almost always run over 2 or 3 cats because they enjoy meandering the streets late at night. They certainly do have a knack for growing in population during the nights.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I might mention that this thread illustrates the foolishness of depending on the web for information. Listen to your vet and chip the kitties.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I would still vaccinate an indoor cat. The vaccine is incredibly cheap. Bats are one of the more common carriers of rabies & quite often, bats figure out how to get inside houses.

You vaccinate and chip your pets? My god, they'll die of autism cancer, and it's because of you! (Yes, autism cancer is caused by the combination of vaccines and RFID tags, and it can be contagious by hitching a ride on the radio waves.)

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: liluqt
I vote for the chip.

Every night while driving home, I swear I almost always run over 2 or 3 cats because they enjoy meandering the streets late at night. They certainly do have a knack for growing in population during the nights.

Does a chip help a cat cross the road properly?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Did you know i heard from a guy whos cousin said cancer causes cancer?

Seriously, if thats the best reason you can think of to not chip the cat then go ahead and chip it.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: RKS

Originally posted by: liluqt
I vote for the chip.

Every night while driving home, I swear I almost always run over 2 or 3 cats because they enjoy meandering the streets late at night. They certainly do have a knack for growing in population during the nights.

Does a chip help a cat cross the road properly?

No but it helps chip seal the potholes when ya hit them.

 

[0roo0roo]

cancer?

just remember to protect the brains..

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I would still vaccinate an indoor cat. The vaccine is incredibly cheap. Bats are one of the more common carriers of rabies & quite often, bats figure out how to get inside houses.

You vaccinate and chip your pets? My god, they'll die of autism cancer, and it's because of you! (Yes, autism cancer is caused by the combination of vaccines and RFID tags, and it can be contagious by hitching a ride on the radio waves.)

What's especially funny about your post is that some idiot is going to be researching the RFID tags and cancer & run across your post and believe it.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I would still vaccinate an indoor cat. The vaccine is incredibly cheap. Bats are one of the more common carriers of rabies & quite often, bats figure out how to get inside houses.

You vaccinate and chip your pets? My god, they'll die of autism cancer, and it's because of you! (Yes, autism cancer is caused by the combination of vaccines and RFID tags, and it can be contagious by hitching a ride on the radio waves.)

What's especially funny about your post is that some idiot is going to be researching the RFID tags and cancer & run across your post and believe it.

actually, I'm about to use it as a source in my research paper.